6. Elounda beach

7. Elounda Peninsula beach

Elounda Peninsula

If you want to enjoy some nude sunbathing, then follow
the dirt track past the windmills on the isthmus that joins Elounda
with the peninsula in front of it. It is a ten-minute drive and
you will have to park your car at the end of the road and walk on
the path descending to the shore.

To your left there is a rocky coast that naturists prefer.
No facilities.

To your right there is an excellent small sandy beach with
no facilities. I visited this beach in the afternoon and no naturitsts
were there at that time. Perhaps the reason for this is the boats
that take people to Spinalonga. The boats moor very close to this
beach and, when they do, there is no privacy and the peace of this
secluded beach is destroyed by loud music. The boats leave at 3
pm. I am not sure when exactly they arrive, but it is probably
around noon.

8. Agios Nikolaos beach

Chavania beach

Chavania beach is a nice sandy beach a few km north of Agios Nikolaos town.

Amoudi beach

Amoudi beach is a sandy and crowded beach.

Carol Hotel beach

The concrete platform opposite to the Coral Hotel. Not a beach
actually but enough people come here for sunbathing.

Kitroplateia beach

Kitroplateia beach is a sandy beach very close to the centre of
Agios Nikolaos.

Ammos beach

Ammos beach is also a sandy beach very close to the centre of
Agios Nikolaos.

Municipal beach

The Mini Golf is here and there is an admission
fee. The beach is pebbly but there is a big area with grass, many
trees, sunbeds and umbrellas plus a swimming pool for adults and
children.

There is also a bar, in case you need to have a cool drink
or a light meal.

Almiros beach

Almiros beach is the best beach in Agios Nikolaos. It is a long sandy
beach in a protected bay.

19. Palaikastro beach

Maridati beach is a small bay with a sandy beach, 4km north-east of Palaikastro

Kouremenos beach

Kouremenos beach is a long sandy beach 2km north-east of Palaikastro.

Hiona beach

Hiona beach is an excellent sandy beach with a couple of fish taverns.

The beach is located 2 km east of Palaikastro town.

It is a long
beach with the south part of it clothing optional.

20. Kato Zakros

Kato Zakros beach

Kato Zakros the pebbly beach of Zakros, where the Minoan
Palace of Zakros can be found.

Many good fish taverns here.

21. Xerokambos

Xerokambos beach

Xerokambos various sandy coves and turqoise water.

Xerokambos
is a magnificent place when there is no wind. It is a sleepy resort
far away from everything.

22. Koufonissi beach

Koufonissi beach

Koufonissi island is a small uninhabited island opposite to
Goudouras.

The excavations revealed a city of the roman period, a
theater with seats for 1000 persons, an aqueduct and a port. Boats
leave for Koufonissi from Makrigialos every morning.

The beaches on Koufonissi are
excellent with golden sand and turqoise water. No facilities and no
shade on the island.

23. Goudouras beach

Goudouras beach

Goudouras is the last village on the southern coast of
Lassithi district. Few tourists will ever reach Goudouras and its beach. Check a photo of Goudouras beach.

24. Kapsa Monastery beach

Kapsa Monastery beach

There are several pebbly coves along
the road from Makrigialos to Kapsa Monastery and Goudouras.

Feel free
to explore and discover your own beach.

Dragon's Cave beach

The beach past the "Dragon's Cave" Taverna is a beautiful cove with
a sandy beach.

25. Diaskari beach & Langada beach

Diaskari beach & Langada beach

Diaskari beach and Langada beach, two secluded beaches past Makrigialos.
There is a sign to Diaskari beach.

In order to locate the dirt track to Langada beach you will have
to drive for a couple of km past Diaskari and look for the "Taverna
Eftyhia".

The tavern is closed, so don't count on it for lunch.
Past the taverna there is a greenhouse and right after that, you
will see the dirt track leading to the beach.

You will probably
be alone there, so naturism is possible.

26. Makrigialos

Makrigialos main beach

Makrigialos beach is the main sandy beach in the town of Makrigialos.

The shallow water
makes it suitable for children.

Minoan Villa beach

The beach opposite to the archaeological site "Minoan Villa" is an uncrowded beach
with shingle and pebbles

27. Koutsouras beach

Koutsouras beach

Koutsouras is a pebbly beach, not especially attractive.

28. Mavros Kolimbos beach

Mavros Kolimbos beach

Mavros Kolimpos beach is a shingle and pebbles beach, where you will be
almost alone.

There is no sign with the name of the beach, only a
generic "beach" sign.

29. Achlia beach

Achlia beach

Achlia beach is an uncrowded sandy beach with tamarisk trees.

30. Agia Fotia

Agia Fotia beach

Agia Fotia is a lovely sandy beach in a picturesque valley

31. Ferma beach

Ferma beach

Ferma is a small sandy beach inside the beautiful bay of Ferma town.

You
may access the beach through Taverna Elena, close to the exit of the
town.

32. Kakkos Bay beach

Kakkos Bay beach

The beach past Kakkos Bay Hotel is a sandy beach with tamarisk trees.

33. Koutsounari beach

Koutsounari Long beach

The long sandy beach in Koutsounari starts from the Koutsounari Camping and stretches for several
km towards the east.

The beach is very wide and there are parts of it with
no facilities.

34. Secluded beach

Secluded beach near Ierapetra

5-6 km east of Ierapetra town; look out for a NISSAN sign on the
right side of the road.

Enter the short dirt track there and walk
down to the magnificent secluded beach.

You will probably be
alone there and the beach is clothing optional occasionally. No facilities
available.

35. Chrissi or Gaidouronissi beach

Chrissi or Hrissi or Gaidouronissi Island
lies 15km south of Ierapetra. In the middle of the Libyan sea. The
island's nature is pure and mysterious. Its secret allurements are
revealed to anyone who searches for them.

Bays, secret or not, pure
beaches, crystal-blue water, rare cedar forests, fragile ecosystems,
species of plants and animals have existed undisturbed on Chrissi island
for hundreds of thousand of years.

Ruins of buildings from the pre-historical
and historical time demonstrate the length of human presence on
Chrissi.

There are daily boat excursions to Chrissi and its sandy white
beaches. Boats departure from Ierapetra at 10:30 am and 12:30 pm.
They return at 17:00 and 18:00. The duration of the voyage is one
hour.

36. Ierapetra beach

Ierapetra beach

The sandy beach in the centre of Ierapetra town.

East Ierapetra beach

The beach starting from the east end of Ierapetra and extending
eastwards for several km. There are no sunbeds at its eastern end.

37. Myrtos beach

Myrtos main beach

The beach of Myrtos is a beach with sand and pebbles.

Beach west of Myrtos

West of Myrtos there is a long, narrow beach with pebbles and,
occasionally, rocks and boulders.

The seabed is rocky. No facilities
here. Naturism is possible but a road runs parallel to the beach

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